{"id":10334,"date":"2012-04-11T08:17:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T15:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=10334"},"modified":"2023-01-09T20:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:36:05","slug":"auto-recalls-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/auto-recalls-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Las recientes retiradas de autom\u00f3viles preocupan a los abogados especializados en lesiones causadas por autom\u00f3viles defectuosos"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the amount of research and development that takes place before any vehicle is launched onto the market, it\u2019s surprising the number of recalls that take place. A defective auto injury lawyer recently expressed concern over the high number of safety issues that had necessitated cars being called back into dealers for repairs.<\/p>\n

More than 1.3 Million BMWs Recalled
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From Frankfurt, the home of one of the auto industry\u2019s marquis models, word recently came that BMW was forced to recall more than 1.3 million vehicles \u00a0across two full ranges. Of that total, fully 368,000 of the affected 5 and 6-Series cars manufactured between 2003 and 2010 are located in the United States. A Portland defective auto injury lawyer estimates that as many as 5,000 of the BMWs being recalled are located in Oregon.<\/p>\n

The problem stems from an electrical fault, though BMW maintains the flaw has only been found on a few cars. They say a battery cable covering located in the trunk was incorrectly installed. Potential hazards include the car not being able to start and possibly catching on fire. According to BMW, they have received a number of complaints, but they say no one has crashed or been injured because of the fault, which will only take about 30 minutes to put right.<\/p>\n

Toyota and Honda Recalls
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Toyota has had well-documented with a variety of issues requiring recalls of many of their models. More recently, however, more than half a million Honda were recalled<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>to fix a problem with the headlight switch. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Honda say that owners of 554,000 CR-V\u2019s made between 2002 and 2004, and all 2003 Pilots are entitled to a free inspection and repair, if necessary, to the wiring of a headlight switch which has been known to result in the loss of low-beam headlights. While Honda also claim that no collisions or injuries have been reported as a direct result of this defect, a defective auto injury lawyer claimed that headlight failure could easily result in catastrophic collisions causing serious injury or death.<\/p>\n

More Recalls – A Prevalent Problem
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In spite of the millions spent on car designs and the highly automated nature of their construction, it\u2019s hard to understand how most manufacturers have had to recall vehicles for a variety of reasons, including potentially lethal defects. Yet recalls are far more common than you might think. Just some of the most recent examples include:<\/p>\n